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Managing manure for sustainable livestock production in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Peter Kleinman, Kristen Saacke Blunk, Ray Bryant, Lou Saporito, Doug Beegle, Karl Czymmek, Quirine Ketterings, Tom Sims, Jim Shortle, Josh McGrath, Frank Coale, Mark Dubin, Daniel Dostie, Rory Maguire, Robb Meinen, Arthur Allen, Kelly O'Neill, Lamonte Garber, Mark Davis, Bobby Clark, Kevin Sellner and Matt Smith
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation March 2012, 67 (2) 54A-61A; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.67.2.54A
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Manure presents one of the greatest challenges to livestock (dairy and beef cattle, swine, poultry, equine, sheep, llamas, etc.) operations in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, serving both as resource and liability. The Chesapeake Bay is threatened by excessive nutrient loadings, and, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), manure is the source of 18% of the nitrogen and 27% of the phosphorus entering the Chesapeake Bay annually (figure 1) (Chesapeake Bay Program 2010). Developing economical, practical, and effective manure management options for livestock producers will not only contribute to the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, but will also provide a model for other areas where water quality and livestock production objectives must be balanced.

The 166,000 km2 (64,000 mi2) Chesapeake Bay Watershed is home to 3.2 million animal units (animal unit = 454 kg [1,000 lbs] of livestock) generating roughly 36 million t (40 million tn) of livestock manure per year. In comparison, the 14 million humans who call the Chesapeake Bay Watershed home generate 3.6 million t (4 million tn) of waste annually (Brosch 2010; Blankenship 2005). The livestock manure contains approximately 259,000 t (285,000 tn) of nitrogen and 70,000 t (77,000 tn) of phosphorus. Most manure is…

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Managing manure for sustainable livestock production in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Peter Kleinman, Kristen Saacke Blunk, Ray Bryant, Lou Saporito, Doug Beegle, Karl Czymmek, Quirine Ketterings, Tom Sims, Jim Shortle, Josh McGrath, Frank Coale, Mark Dubin, Daniel Dostie, Rory Maguire, Robb Meinen, Arthur Allen, Kelly O'Neill, Lamonte Garber, Mark Davis, Bobby Clark, Kevin Sellner, Matt Smith
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Mar 2012, 67 (2) 54A-61A; DOI: 10.2489/jswc.67.2.54A

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Peter Kleinman, Kristen Saacke Blunk, Ray Bryant, Lou Saporito, Doug Beegle, Karl Czymmek, Quirine Ketterings, Tom Sims, Jim Shortle, Josh McGrath, Frank Coale, Mark Dubin, Daniel Dostie, Rory Maguire, Robb Meinen, Arthur Allen, Kelly O'Neill, Lamonte Garber, Mark Davis, Bobby Clark, Kevin Sellner, Matt Smith
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Mar 2012, 67 (2) 54A-61A; DOI: 10.2489/jswc.67.2.54A
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